Wheel nut torque settings.

[Mr Tank]

Hi

Having to do the silcone on the rear of the brake pads on my 4.5. I am being lazy, but doe's any body know the wheel nut torque settings are! O! and can you post them up!

Thanks in advance.

Andy

[Ireland]

84 works for me.


Now the flood-gates will open no doubt.

[kojak]

100 newtons.

[Storer]

Tight

[GreenV8S]

Not too tight. I don't know the figures specifically for that car but typically it will be somewhere in the range 65 - 85 lb-ft. People routinely do them up far more than this on the basis that they need to be 'good and tight' and just end up stretching the studs or knackering the threads.

[Buffoon]

Storer said:

Tight

'Kintight' always worked for me

[jammy_basturd]

GreenV8S said:

Not too tight. I don't know the figures specifically for that car but typically it will be somewhere in the range 65 - 85 lb-ft. People routinely do them up far more than this on the basis that they need to be 'good and tight' and just end up stretching the studs or knackering the threads.

Indeed, an overtight wheel nut is just as bad, or worse than a loose one, as a stretched stud could snap at any minute and not give you any warning, where as at least with a loose wheel nut, it will generally slowly undo, and you'll get a knocking before the wheel falls off.

[Mr Tank]

Hi

Thanks for the info a comments. Will do them to 85 sound about it!

Regards
Andy

[kojak]

65lbs ft to 85 lbs ft is 88 newtons to 115 newtons. Mid way is 75lbs ft.= 100 newtons. Thats what I believed the correct amount should be.

[Mars]

An alloy wheel manufacturer once told me that no alloy wheel nut needs to be any tighter than 55lbft. You'll risk deformation to the alloy.

[BCA]

I winced when dad got me to do the Cerbs wheel nuts at 100?!

[Tanguero]

2 grunts = aprox 85lbft

Edited by Tanguero on Wednesday 3rd September 00:54